Cornerstone First Mortgage · Hawaii · 2025

Cornerstone First Mortgage in Hawaii: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Cornerstone First Mortgage took 32 mortgage applications in Hawaii in 2025, ranking #109 of 321 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.3% of them and denied 6.3% (10.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.8%.

32Applicationsin HI
10.0%Decision denial ratestate 27.3%
7.19%Median ratestate 6.15%
$615,000Median loanstate $405,000
$19MVolume4 counties

Cornerstone First Mortgage in Hawaii vs the state

6.3%Denial rate-15.58 pts vs state
10.0%Decision denial rate-17.31 pts vs state
56.3%Origination rate+0.88 pts vs state
7.19%Median rate+1.04 pts vs state
0.93Rate spread (pts)+1.18 pts vs state
$209kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Hawaii

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202311110.0%6.50%#132
202428170.0%7.49%#107
202532186.3%7.19%#109

What Cornerstone First Mortgage lends in Hawaii

By loan purpose

Home purchase 20 63% · 5.0% denied
Refinance 8 25% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 13% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 28 88% · 3.6% denied
VA 4 13% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Hawaii applicants

Employment history 1 50%
Unverifiable information 1 50%

Where in Hawaii

Counties with the most Cornerstone First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Honolulu County 19101 5.3%
Hawaii County 960 0.0%
Kauai County 311 33.3%
Maui County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Hawaii

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bank of HawaiiC 3,67927.8%6.00%
First Hawaiian BankB 2,74019.4%5.87%
American Savings BankC 2,47934.5%5.65%
Hawaiiusa Federal Credit UnionC 1,83338.1%5.65%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,71011.1%6.13%
Rocket MortgageC 1,63722.4%6.63%
Central Pacific BankC 1,51933.6%6.13%
Hawaii State Federal Credit UnionC 1,41830.0%5.90%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 98530.2%8.10%
Freedom MortgageB 92410.8%5.75%

Frequently asked questions

Hawaii: 32 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 2 denied.

6.3% of all applications, or 10.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Hawaii statewide average across all lenders was 21.8%.

The median rate on loans Cornerstone First Mortgage originated in Hawaii in 2025 was 7.19%, against a statewide median of 6.15%.

About this data. Figures are Cornerstone First Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in Hawaii, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology